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HL2 is definitely my favorite FPS experience so far, but to claim that it is THE best FPS is probably a bit of a stretch. I like where the man's coming from, though. ; ) THE best FPS will probably have to be reserved for Half-Life 3... ZING!
I was on the fence about Homefront, cautiously intrigued - but now I'm definitely going to get it. Everything they've said has kept me interested, but this has tipped the scales.
Far too many FPSs these days try to copy Call of Duty or Halo without even thinking about what made those games great. Not enough developers attempt to do Half-Life 2, and that's utterly insane.
Far too many FPSs these days try to copy Call of Duty or Halo without even thinking about what made those games great. Not enough developers attempt to do Half-Life 2, and that's utterly insane.
I absolutely love Half-Life. Kaos Studios (Is the name Kaos Studios a reference to KAOS of Get Smart?) has just sold another copy of Homefront, because if they're incorporating things that Valve used in Half-Life in the storytelling, it'll be good.
HL2 Single-player was so good that every Singe-player FPS campaign Ive played since has left a sour taste in my mouth.In fact the last time I played an amazing FPS was oh look! Half Life 2 : Episode 2... Yeap thats right.
(Yes I find Metro 2033 and both Bioshocks unplayable now,let the fanboi hate beging)
Now if we were talking Multi-player I'd say Fear Combat and Battlefield Bad Company 2 are right up there for me.
(Yes I find Metro 2033 and both Bioshocks unplayable now,let the fanboi hate beging)
Now if we were talking Multi-player I'd say Fear Combat and Battlefield Bad Company 2 are right up there for me.
ehhh not really i didn't have the same experience as Half Life 1 did.
i think it's betweem half life 1 or dues ex.
i think it's betweem half life 1 or dues ex.
Well, saying this shows that they at least have good taste in games. As a PR statement, it's a pretty effective one, because if they took inspiration from Half-Life 2, then I'm totally interested now where I wasn't before.
OMG i don't know what's the fuzz about this game. i men i played it and i think it sucks, it was soooo boring ,soooo generic. i didn't like it at all. and for me it's faaaaaaaaaar from being the best shooter ever made.
what was so good about it?.
what was so good about it?.
HL2, great? Sure.
HL2, "best overall shooter experience made to date"? Lolno. Did everyone forget that HL2 didn't even launch with multiplayer?
HL2, "best overall shooter experience made to date"? Lolno. Did everyone forget that HL2 didn't even launch with multiplayer?
Some people like 1984, some people don't.
Some people like Majora's Mask's enviroment, some people don't.
If you like the type of eerie atmosphere HL2 created, then of course you would love it. HL2 is amazing for me, and also, if you didn't play it back in 2004 then you would probably not like it much today, since many great FPS games have come out since, and they've taken quite a few elements from HL2.
Some people like Majora's Mask's enviroment, some people don't.
If you like the type of eerie atmosphere HL2 created, then of course you would love it. HL2 is amazing for me, and also, if you didn't play it back in 2004 then you would probably not like it much today, since many great FPS games have come out since, and they've taken quite a few elements from HL2.
This game keeps sounding better and better (though I hope that they also don't demonize the enemy... but keep it on that emotional basis they seem to be building)
@Maniac
How does no multiplayer make HL2 not as important? Putting aside that it came with Counter-Strike Source, multiplayer isn't even part of this discussion. The developers are talking about the story and level design, not how much of a dick measuring contest you can have with high scores.
How does no multiplayer make HL2 not as important? Putting aside that it came with Counter-Strike Source, multiplayer isn't even part of this discussion. The developers are talking about the story and level design, not how much of a dick measuring contest you can have with high scores.
That and it was also the last FPS made that actually took more than a few hours to beat. It's funny because the episodes ended up being as long as the single player campaign from any full retail FPS these days.
It was great in 2004 but i wouldnt exactly see it as the pinnacle of FPS's now.
To me, the shooting mechanics are irksome, there's just no weight to the movement and the gameworld can often feel empty. I also found that there was just no ambience to the game and i hated having to stand around while a 'digital actor' talked a load of rubbish to me.
To me, the shooting mechanics are irksome, there's just no weight to the movement and the gameworld can often feel empty. I also found that there was just no ambience to the game and i hated having to stand around while a 'digital actor' talked a load of rubbish to me.
It was great in 2004 but i wouldnt exactly see it as the pinnacle of FPS's now.
To me, the shooting mechanics are irksome, there's just no weight to the movement and the gameworld can often feel empty. I also found that there was just no ambience to the game and i hated having to stand around while a 'digital actor' talked a load of rubbish to me.
To me, the shooting mechanics are irksome, there's just no weight to the movement and the gameworld can often feel empty. I also found that there was just no ambience to the game and i hated having to stand around while a 'digital actor' talked a load of rubbish to me.
@Maniac,
Dude, it shipped with the most widely played PC multiplayer game ever made.. Counter-strike. Not to mention it was only a few weeks later Deathmatch came out. And even if those last two sentences weren't true I still wouldn't see your point. How does a game not having something take away from all of its good points?
Dude, it shipped with the most widely played PC multiplayer game ever made.. Counter-strike. Not to mention it was only a few weeks later Deathmatch came out. And even if those last two sentences weren't true I still wouldn't see your point. How does a game not having something take away from all of its good points?
@ YouveBeenMaimed,
"I also found that there was just no ambience to the game"
I'd get your money back. Doesn't sound like you got the right game.
"I also found that there was just no ambience to the game"
I'd get your money back. Doesn't sound like you got the right game.
rofl holy crap another Johnny Justice- well now I just feel like crap. Time to think of a new name for Steam and the like, I suppose ;-;
And I don't disagree that CERTAIN elements of Bioshock were brilliant- the atmosphere, the voice acting, the music were all brilliant, and the game was a blast to play. I just don't think it's the "games are art" masterpiece everyone seems to make it out to be, mostly due to a few glaring flaws (I.E. its fear of actually being called science-fiction, its contradictory themes, and the fact that the atmosphere gives out at a point for cheap thrills. Also the story's themes get really heavy handed and pretentious at a point)
I'm not looking for a flame war though- I guess my first post made it seem that way. Just throwing it out there that I don't think Bioshock could ever touch Half-Life 2 in terms of what makes video games A. Fun and B. Art at the same time.
And I don't disagree that CERTAIN elements of Bioshock were brilliant- the atmosphere, the voice acting, the music were all brilliant, and the game was a blast to play. I just don't think it's the "games are art" masterpiece everyone seems to make it out to be, mostly due to a few glaring flaws (I.E. its fear of actually being called science-fiction, its contradictory themes, and the fact that the atmosphere gives out at a point for cheap thrills. Also the story's themes get really heavy handed and pretentious at a point)
I'm not looking for a flame war though- I guess my first post made it seem that way. Just throwing it out there that I don't think Bioshock could ever touch Half-Life 2 in terms of what makes video games A. Fun and B. Art at the same time.
I've never understood what people found so great about Half-Life 2. It wasn't till my third attempt that I actually played through the entire game, because I kept finding myself getting bored. I always felt like I was simply moving from point A to point B, and I never quite knew why.
I guess he's only played one shooter in his life then? Honestly if I could describe HL2 with a single word it would be mediocre, the entire game feels half-assed, course the giant emphasis on the physics engine proves this without a shadow of a doubt.
I don't know about you guys but looking for cinderblocks wasn't exactly riveting stuff for me, or the horrendous vehicle segments.
If homefront is using HL2 as a big inspiration, all that tells me is to avoid it like the plague.
I don't know about you guys but looking for cinderblocks wasn't exactly riveting stuff for me, or the horrendous vehicle segments.
If homefront is using HL2 as a big inspiration, all that tells me is to avoid it like the plague.
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